8 uur agoby designbooma 1960s sugar mill has been transformed into the #alilayangshuo hotel surrounded by the dramatic karst mountain landscape in southern china. the project by vector architects seeks to preserve the site’s industrial heritage by blending the old and new architectural styles. @vectorarchitects image by shengliang su #vectorarchitects

13 uur agoby designboomonly one of the home’s corners make contact with the ground . the 'ark house' was built in 2016 on a hillside vulnerable to landslides - near #brenna in poland - by architect #robertkonieczny of #KWKpromes . it is reminiscent of a typical barn in natural wilderness and its floating structure limits the movement of the subsoil. during 2017 it has proven to allow rainwater to flow naturally around it... @robertkonieczny#concrete image by @jakubcertowicz